Deuteronomy 17:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Now it shall comeוְהָיָ֣ה
(ve·ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about when he sitsכְשִׁבְתֹּ֔ו
(che·shiv·tov,)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
on the throneכִּסֵּ֣א
(kis·se)
3678: seat of honor, thronefrom the same as kese
of his kingdom,מַמְלַכְתֹּ֑ו
(mam·lach·tov;)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
he shall writeוְכָ֨תַב
(ve·cha·tav)
3789: to writea prim. root
for himself a copyמִשְׁנֵ֨ה
(mish·neh)
4932: a double, copy, secondfrom shanah
of this 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
lawהַתֹּורָ֤ה
(hat·to·v·rah)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
on a scrollסֵ֔פֶר
(se·fer,)
5612: a missive, document, writing, bookprobably of foreign origin
in the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֥י
(mil·lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּֽם
(hal·vi·yim.)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
priests.הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים
(hak·ko·ha·nim)
3548: priestfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall be when he sitteth
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
upon the throne
kicce'  (kis-say')
covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied) -- seat, stool, throne.
of his kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
that he shall write
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
him a copy
mishneh  (mish-neh')
a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)
of this law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
in a book
cepher  (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
out of that which is before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the priests
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
the Levites
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

King James Bible
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he is seated on his royal throne, he is to write a copy of this instruction for himself on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

International Standard Version
When he occupies his royal throne, he must make a copy of this Law for himself from a scroll used by the Levitical priests.

NET Bible
When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he becomes king, he should have the Levitical priests make him a copy of these teachings on a scroll.

King James 2000 Bible
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
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